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Iraqis Abroad Angry at Vote Ban

Though the constitutional referendum is over, the exclusion of expatriate Iraqis still rankles.

Bird Flu Fears Hit Iraq

While there has been no outbreak of the deadly disease, an import ban is driving up the price of locally-raised poultry.

Kurdistan Gets “Youth Parliament”

The plan is to create a new channel for young Kurds to express their concerns, but will it be hijacked by the political parties?

Anti-Terror Law Under Fire

Critics warn new legislation could violate civil rights, while supporters argue it will protect national security.

Kurdish Parties Unhappy at Split

Islamic group criticised for decision to leave the main Kurdish electoral bloc at a time when competition for votes is getting tougher.

Iraq: Culture Clash for Returning Kurdish Women

Many young women who have lived abroad find it hard to adjust to social strictures as well as economic difficulties when they come back to Iraqi Kurdistan.

Afghanistan: See You in Court

Women are beginning to break their code of silence and stand up for their rights.

Culture Clash for Returning Kurdish Women

Many young women who have lived abroad find it hard to adjust to social strictures as well as economic difficulties when they come back to Iraqi Kurdistan.

Women and Children Suffer From Continued Fighting

Children drop out of school and women stay off the street following weeks of conflict in Anbar province.

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The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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